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Table 1 Description of the main topics discussed in the theme request. Numbers and frequency in the category and among all codes

From: Motivations of the participants who post a message in an online health forum: a qualitative and quantitative descriptive study in French health forum Doctissimo

REQUEST (N = 1722)

Number of codes, N

Percentage in the category, %

Percentage among all codes, %

Medical information

1111

64.5

28.9

Including

 technical medical question

435

25.3

11.3

 conduct, advice, solution

317

18.4

8.2

 diagnosis

267

15.5

6.9

 advice on treatment

92

5.3

2.4

Feedback, look for similar experience

453

26.3

11.8

Non medical advice or information

133

7.7

3.5

Deontological/moral/medicolegal ethical advice

25

1.4

0.7